Oil-can.



R. A. WAKEFIELD.

OIL (JAN. APPLlOATIONTILED MAY 21, 1912.

' Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

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outrun s'rarns Parana cri ics RALPH A. WAKEFIELD, 0F SACRAMENTO,CALIFORNIA, ASSIGITOR 0F ONE-FOURTH T0 ERNEST A. BQUTWELL AND QNE-FOURTHT0 WILLIAM M. CAMPBELL, 0F SrICItA- MEN'IO, CALIFORNIA.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH A. WAKEFIELD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sacramento, in the county of Sacramento, State. ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOil-Cans; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of thesame, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates? to improvements in oil cans and particularly toan improvementor addition to the spout of the oil can whereby the samewill not leak or drop any oil until it is absolutely desired that itshall do so. In other words, the can may be tipped over or held in aninverted position but no oil will pass therefrom until the same ispositioned at a point where it is desired to place the oil and then thecan is operated in the usual manner as other cans now commonly in useand thereupon the oil will pass from the can and immediately upon adiscontinuance of the pressing of the bottom of the can the oil supplyis automatically shut off.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensivedevice and yet one which will be exceedingly eflective for the'purposesfor which it is designed.

These objects, I accomplish by means of such structure and relativearrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the followingspecification and claim.

The figure of the drawing shows the sectional view of an oil can with myuuproved structure therein. 7

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on thedrawings the numeral 1 designates an oil can showing the usual flexiblebottom 2 and the usual threaded top 3 to receive the spout 4.

In providing my impr'oved invention I dispose a small plate or band 5across the Specification of Letters iatent.

41313116813102]. filed May 21, 1912.

Patented Dec. lit i912.

Serial No. 698,736.

6 then projects through the plate 5 and is provided with a threaded end9 on which is mounted a threaded sleeve 10 having a projecting flange 11at its upper end.

A spring 12 is interposed between the flange l1 and the member 5,thatension of which spring normally holds the cross-head 7 closedagainst the chamfer'8. This structure will therefore, keep the oil canclosed until it is desired to havepil pass therefrom and then the bottomtube is pressed in the usual manner which will press against the sleeve10 and force the rod 6 and cross-head 7 outward. This action will openthe end of the spout a permitting the oil to pass therefrom. Whenpressure is taken off of the bottom tube the spring 12 will then againforce the member 7 into closed position. By means of the threaded sleeve10 the length of the rod 6 may be changed in order that the same willalways fit with the proper adjustment against the bottom tube in orderto insure perfect operation.

a From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I haveproduced'such a device as substantially fulfils the object of theinvention as set forth herein. 4 1

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferredconstructionof the device, still in practice such deviations from suchdetail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit ofthe invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A device of the character described comprising anoil can having a spout,a plate disposed across-the bottom of said spout, a vertical pinprojecting through said can and said spout, a crosshead on the upper endof said pin, said spout being provided with a chamfer at its upper endto receive said In testimony whereof I aflix my signature clrlossleaid;said rod beirlig proviied withda in presence of two witnesses. v

t rea e portion on its ower en ,a threaed, sleeve mounted on saidthreaded portion, RALPH TAKEFIELD' a projecting flange on said sleeve,and a Witnesses: spring interposed between said flange and H. W. BAKER,said plate, as described. R. E. GREEN.

- goplesmt this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

